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Felixstowe still ‘playing catch-up’ after IT chaos

Disruption to container traffic at the port of Felixstowe has eased considerably in the past week, but road haulage capacity shortages continue to weigh on its box handling performance, according to member

US box imports show no sign of slowing

The new round of tariffs implemented by China and the US last month are not so far dimming US box imports, with importers apparently unable to quickly or easily change their sourcing patterns. Earlier repo

Rising fuel costs set to push up container freight rates

Shippers should expect a freight rate increase of between 13% and 20% next year if carriers are to make up for the increasing price of bunker fuel, according to analyst SeaIntel. While the focus of...

China congestion ‘likely to affect other Asian ports’

Port congestion at key hub terminals in China will ripple down to ports across Asia and further disrupt feeder operations in the coming weeks

Shippers hold emergency meeting over sea freight capacity crisis

European shippers held an emergency meeting last week over the current ocean freight capacity crisis in which delays of up to eight weeks for eastbound cargo

Container Shipping lines lose $3.5bn in 2016

The world’s major container shipping lines made estimated collective losses of $3.5 billion in 2016, their first annual deficit since 2011.

Supply chains disrupted by European box export capacity crunch

European exporters are facing “a huge booking crunch” to secure eastbound ocean freight capacity.

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Maersk and MSC rule out HMM joining 2M alliance

After several months of discussions, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have decided against admitting Korean line Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) into their 2M container shipping alliance

US expands expedited ocean freight customs clearance programme

CBP this week posted a document providing additional information on the expansion of the Advanced Qualified Unlading Approval (AQUA) programme under its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism...